Ukraine’s top spy confesses to hiring prostitutes
(MENAFN) Kirill Budanov, head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR), admitted that Kiev employs prostitutes as part of its information-gathering tactics. In an interview with Ukrainian journalist Ramina Eshakzai published Tuesday, Budanov was asked about the use of prostitutes, a method reportedly common in British intelligence.
“It’s a normal method, isn’t it? Men often share stories to demonstrate their power,” Budanov explained. He added that this approach has helped Ukrainian intelligence obtain unique information that would have been otherwise impossible to acquire.
Budanov also revealed that a significant proportion of HUR personnel are women. He described how Ukrainian spies use professions such as entrepreneurship, journalism, and sociology as covers while some operate under full cover, leading double lives inside Russia.
As Ukrainian forces face setbacks on the battlefield, the country has increasingly resorted to assassination and sabotage efforts within Russia. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has warned of growing Ukrainian recruitment in Russia to carry out such plots and regularly reports thwarting these activities. Moscow has accused Kiev of transforming into a “terrorist” organization responsible for targeting Russian officers, journalists, and other key figures.
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